JEE Main 2024 — Magnetic Effects of Current Question with Solution

Right hand thumb rule states that, “If you imagine holding a current carrying wire in your right-hand with your thumb pointing towards the direction of electric current flow then the direction in which your fingers curl, gives the direction of lines of force of the magnetic field”. In this case, direciton of magnetic field at the centre for both wires is as shown below.

Magnetic field due to a circular wire is given by, $B_A=B_B=\frac{{\mu }_{0}I}{2a}$

As both magnetic field lines at centre are perpendicular, therefore

$\because B_{net}=\sqrt{{\left(B_A\right)}^2+{\left(B_B\right)}^2}=\frac{\sqrt{2}{\mu }_{0}I}{2a}=\frac{{\mu }_{0}I}{\sqrt{2}a}$